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| Youth <b>Sports</b>: Silvia’s <b>Gymnastics</b> Posted: 09 Apr 2010 06:05 PM PDT
Silvia's Gymnastics Silvia's Level 8 Gymnasts Compete at PA States—Level 8 gymnasts from Silvia's gymnastics competed at the PA State competition on March 26-28. Individual placements were as follows: Age 11 and under: Ally Molchan placed sixth on beam and Sam Watkins placed tenth on vault and beam. Age 12: Addie Modugno placed first all-around, floor and vault and second on bars. Age 13: Shannon Kiersey placed second on beam and Hannah Haas placed tenth on floor. Age 14: Rachel DiCarlo placed first all-around and on bars, second on beam, third on vault and fourth on floor. Bethany DiCarlo placed fourth on vault. We encourage your feedback and dialog. All comments are moderated by the editors. We ask you to follow a few simple guidelines when commenting on stories on MontgomeryNews.com. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| More Kids Falling Prey to <b>Sports</b> Overuse Injuries Posted: 09 Apr 2010 06:02 AM PDT FRIDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly half of all sports injuries suffered by middle and high school-aged children are due to overuse -- and many of those injuries could have been prevented. That's the message from the just-launched Stop Sports Injuries campaign, which is spearheaded by a coalition of doctors' groups and elite athletes, including professional golf legend Jack Nicklaus; former Major League Baseball pitching great John Smoltz; and University of Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford, the 2009 Heisman Trophy winner. "There are a lot of factors behind the increase in overuse injuries, but the number one thing is specialization. Kids are being forced to choose one sport and they're playing it year-round," said Dr. James Andrews, an orthopedic surgeon, president of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and co-chairman of the Stop Sports Injuries campaign. "Sports used to be seasonal. If you played youth baseball, you used to have the winter off. Now, people think playing all year is supposed to make you better, but more isn't always better," Andrews said. Smoltz, who's now a TV sports broadcaster, agreed. "Growing up, I played all sports and loved every moment of it. I didn't feel like I had to compete in such a magnified way to get recruited or looked at. If you asked every other major leaguer, and other professional athletes, very few would say that they played their sport year-round," Smoltz said. "These kids need time to recover and play other sports," he added. According to the Stop Sports Injuries campaign, the sports with the highest risk of overuse injuries for children are: baseball, basketball, cheerleading, dancing, football, gymnastics, running, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis and volleyball. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that high school athletes alone account for an estimated 2 million injuries, 500,000 doctor visits and 30,000 hospitalizations every year. And orthopedic surgeons are now seeing two trends: a rapid increase in the number of youth sports injuries and a drop in the age of young athletes with overuse injuries. According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, every year more than 3.5 million children age 14 and younger are treated for sports injuries, the campaign said. Children and teens playing sports can sustain two types of injuries: acute injuries and overuse injuries, according to the campaign. Acute injuries are the more obvious injuries that occur from a single trauma, such as getting hit with a baseball or breaking a bone. Overuse injuries occur over time from repeating the same motion over and over again. Tennis elbow is an example of an overuse injury. And, parents and coaches may not always realize that an overuse injury has occurred. Kids just want to keep playing and may not mention it. "Kids have no barometer for when they should stop. They're just not able enough to listen to their bodies yet. They'd rather be out in the field playing," Smoltz said. Signs that parents should look for that might indicate an overuse injury include:
"Parents need to get involved and to listen to their kids. They also need to be knowledgeable about their child's sports and what the risks are," advised Andrews. He said parents also need to realize that a minor injury when a child is young can lead to a major one as the child grows older. He said he's seeing a lot of kids in his practice who have adult-type injuries, and are requiring extensive reconstructive surgeries before they're even out of high school. "Young kids are a lot more vulnerable because they have cartilage that's soft, muscles that are weak and they're still growing," said Andrews, who noted that some parents also expect that if their child is injured, an orthopedic surgeon can fix the problem, whatever it is. "Parents sometimes have unrealistic expectations that we can fix anything, but any injury carries the risk of late problems, like arthritis," he said. "We can't prevent all injuries, but we'd like to do what we can to keep kids on the playing field and out of the operating room," Andrews added. "We have to reintroduce fun to sports. Seventy percent of kids are quitting sports by age 13, a lot of them from burnout. Kids should be having more fun, just going out and playing," Smoltz said. "If you're talented and you just play, it'll show," he added. "You can practice, but this shouldn't be a year-round job for kids." More information For sport-specific injury prevention advice, visit StopSportsInjuries.org. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson to host regional <b>gymnastics</b> championship Posted: 09 Apr 2010 05:10 AM PDT CLEMSON — Top gymnasts from the Southeast will compete this weekend at Clemson's Littlejohn Coliseum in a USA Gymnastics Regional Championship. Gymnasts from South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana will compete today, Saturday and Sunday in floor, bars, vault and beam exercises. Tickets cost $15 per day or $25 for the weekend. Children and seniors may attend for $10 per day or $20 for the weekend. Competition begins at 8 a.m. each day and continues until 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday. The 460 female gymnasts are classified as levels 9 and 10, which are Junior Olympic-level competitor levels. Winners from this competition will continue on to eastern regional championships and then to national championships, whose winners will compete in the Olympic Games. "We're very excited to bring these high school gymnasts and their families to Clemson's campus on a beautiful spring weekend," said Meredith Merritt, senior event and sports coordinator at Littlejohn Coliseum. "This is a wonderful recruiting tool that will put both Clemson athletics and academics on the map." Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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